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good article, but...

As a result of their technological advantage, not to mention the subsidies they receive from the federal government, U.S. farmers are able to produce 200- 250 hundredweight bags of corn per acre.  The average Nicaraguan farmer struggles to produce 42 hundredweight bags of corn per acre.  Even with the protection of tariffs, Nicaraguan farmers are fighting an uphill battle to break even each year.  Without tariff protection most small and medium sized farms will fail, causing a mass migration to the cities.

These figures are incorrect (too high, across the board). However the point they make is valid. Corporate magafarms are extremely efficient. Not only can one farmer produce more per acre, he can also farm many more acres, perhaps a hundred to one, or even more.

They have had a devastating effect on small farmers in the United States as well. To the point of eliminating them.

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